Identity.

Wednesday, December 2, Greek Team will be hosting our last “Back Porch” of the quarter. It will be on identity. Use Isaiah’s words in Isaiah 54 to pray though. Pray that students know that God offers them abundance. Pray that they would come to Him and seek their identity and fulfillment in Him. Pray they would be refreshed, restored, redeemed in our God’s love and compassion and promise. Pray they would be sent out, back into the world full of joy and peace, knowing with confidence they are beloved by God and knowing the power of the Holy Spirit within them.

Also,
Pray for Chris Thurton and Christina Watson as they speak.
Pray for students as they offer invitations.
Pray for students to have courage to accept invitations and show up.


Isaiah 55
1 "Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. 2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare. 3 Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. 4 See, I have made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander of the peoples. 5 Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations that do not know you will hasten to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor." 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. 8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. 9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. 12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed."

The Greek System is saturated with lies. Christ offers us freedom. Read these song lyrics below as a prayer for freedom to reign. “For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” Colossians 1:13-14


Freedom Reigns Lyrics
Jesus Culture

Where the spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom
Where the spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom

Lift your eyes to heaven
There is freedom, lift your eyes
Lift your eyes to heaven
There is freedom

Freedom reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom

If you're tired and thirsty
There is freedom, yeah
If you're tired and thirsty
There is freedom

Give your all to Jesus, give Him all
There is freedom, oh
Give your all to Jesus
There is freedom, yeah

Freedom reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom
'Cause Jesus reigns, yes

Jesus reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom, oh, yeah

Oh, yes, freedom reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom
Jesus, my Jesus

My Jesus reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom, yeah, yeah

Feel the change fall away
Feel the heaviness float away
'Cause Jesus reigns

Where the spirit of the Lord is
There is freedom, there is freedom
There is freedom, yeah, yeah, yes
Oh, Jesus, yeah
You reign, You reign, oh, my God

Great is Your faithfulness
Great is Your faithfulness
Great is Your faithfulness
Oh, God, to this generation
On my life, on my life, great is Your faithfulness

Great is Your faithfulness
We proclaim tonight
Great is Your faithfulness, God
Great is Your faithfulness
Oh, yeah, yeah, oh, yes

Freedom reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every, every single face
There is freedom
All the grace I need, Jesus

Oh, my Jesus reigns in this place
Showers of mercy and grace
Falling on every face
There is freedom

What is Greek Ministry up to?

The quarter is in full-swing and over halfway over. It has been awesome! I wanted to share with you what we have been doing, both vision and the practical of Greek Ministry at The INN. We currently have a team of 18 students.

On Greek Team
1. Students will be encouraged and supported through something called "REFUEL."
2. Students will help "Create" opportunities for others to belong to the a community and discover and talk about what they believe.


1. REFUEL
Living in the Greek system isn’t easy. Refuel is a place to encourage, support, equip each other to live within our Greek houses for Christ.
• Every other Wednesday the team meets for Refuel


2. CREATE
Belong: Create community through fun events (without and agenda) where students are invited to belong.
• This year we have a monthly outing to Dick’s Hamburgers, a trip to Sky-High Trampolines, and a Christmas celebration.

Believe: Create space for students to wrestle with the joys, challenges of following Jesus in the Greek system.
• Every few weeks we put on “The Back Porch” where we have a student share some of their story, scripture is presented from upfront, then students break into groups to discuss, life, faith, scripture and what was presented up front)

• We have continued existing groups and looking to create new in-house intentional conversations/bible studies, where students plan and facilitate a weekly conversation about failth and life. All are welcome. Currently small groups exists in Theta, AChiO, Fiji, ZTA. We are praying for DG, Alpha Phi and Beta houses. It has been AMAZING to see the Lord at work in the students as they lead and within the participants.


Thank you for your prayers!